Panelists:
Angélica Negrón
Vasudevan Panicker
Chris Gross
Recognizing that lack of access to music education can be a barrier to diversity in representation in today’s programming, we find ourselves wondering as an ensemble how we can better support future creators of music. This town hall style panel discussion explores the role that contemporary music and creative approaches to music-making can play in education today.
What can we do as performers, educators, administrators, and advocates to empower students to have more agency in creating music? Is it possible to introduce new music in accessible, innovative, and low-cost ways to schools and youth programs that might struggle even to have the resources for general music education? How might an ensemble like Talea develop versatile programs that engage younger audiences from a range of backgrounds?
